Sanitary meat-case.



.l. BERRET-TA.

SANITARY MEAT CASE.

APPLICATION man OCT. 13.1915.

Patented July 11, 1916.

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JOSEPH :BERRETTA, OF BUn'rf'N, rnmvnssnn.

' SANITARY MEAT-CASE.

To all whom it may concern. a

- Be it known that I, JOSEPH BERRETTA, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Buntyn, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain newand useful Improvements ,in Sanitary Meat-.

Cases, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description, such as will enable any one skilled in the art to make and use same.

The objects of my invention are first, to make a thoroughly sanitary case, which when closed is tight against flies and insects and yet is ventilated, second to make a case which when closed will display the contents to prospective customers, and third, to make such a case which when open will afford full and convenient access tothe contents. I accomplish these objects by means which will be more fully hereinafter set forth in the' drawings, specification and claims.

7 In the drawings :Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation taken on the line II of Fig. 2, looking in'the direction of the arrow, and showing the case open. Fig. 2, is a section on the line IIII of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring now to the drawings in which i the various parts are indicated by numerals, 1 is an open end drawer having sides 2, a bottom 3 and one end 4, in which there is preferably a glass window 5 which permits.

inspection of the contents when the case is closed. This draweris mounted on a stand 6 comprising a base 7 supported at a convenient height by posts 8 and 9. On this base the drawer 1 is so mounted that it is free to move longitudinally forward and backward on the base. In order to make it move more easily, however, I have provided rollers 10 which run on the base and have also provided a metal strip or track 11 on which the rollers run. In order further that the drawer 1 may be held down against tipping on removal and be guided in its longitudinal movement I preferably make the base 7 open, as shown in cross section in Fig. 2, and fasten to the bottom 3 of the tray a yoke 12 which extends downward through the opening in the base 7 and carries two rollers 13 adapted to engage the under portion of the said base. may be made as close a fit as may be deemed necessary with the edges of the opening in This yoke Specification of Letters latent. I Patented July 11, 1916. Application filed October 13, 1915. Serial No. 55,662. i

the base 7 and serve as a guide against lateral displacement. a

Numeral 14, is a cover shown raised, or open, having sides 15, a top 16 and one closed end 17 which preferably carries a screen Window 18 for purposes of ventilation-and is provided with a handle 19 by which it is raised or lowered. The other end 20 extends below the top only such dis tanceas may be necessary for it to rest when Fig. 1) in which pins 25, extending outward from the cover 14, are adapted to slide.

I It will be especially noted that the cover 14 is hinged to the closed end of the drawer l near the bottom thereof and that the pins 25 extending outward from the cover 14 are near the tops of same, so that when the cover is closed they are almost directly above the hinge pins. It will be seenthat by this arrangement I secure a directthrust to push the drawer forward while the top is being raisedand a corresponding direct pull when the top is being closed, thus facilitating the opening and closing of same.

In use the case is normally closed, the cover 14 then occupying the position 14 andresting on the base 7. V

Inclosing the cover is pulled-forward and downward by the handle 19 in the direction of the arrow, pivoting about the pin 22in the brackets 23 attached to the drawer 1 and at the same time the pins 25 rise in the guides 24 'in the posts 8 moving the drawer to the left until the front end occupies the position 2 and the end of the cover closes entirely over it at 17 and rests on the base 7 the cover then occupying the position 14 (shown in dash lines) and the drawer the position 2 the pins 25' being then in the that they may be reversed and the glass window be placed inthe cover and the screen in without modifying my invention and it is further evident that rollers can be used on the pins 25 to facilitate their movement in the guides 24.

Having fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent in the United States is 1. In a sanitary meat case, the combination with a base, slotted guides integral therewith at one end thereof extending up ward therefrom, and a drawer resting on said base and longitudinally movable thereon, of a cover hinged to one end of said drawer near the bottom thereof and pins extending outward from the sides of said cover near the top thereof and engaging the slots of said guides to give a direct thrust to move said drawer forward when said cover is opened and to pull said drawer back when said cover is closed.

2. In a sanitary meat case, the combination with a base having an opening therein,

slotted guides integral therewith at one end thereof extending upward therefrom, a drawer, rollers fastened to the bottom of said drawer and resting on said base, and a 'yoke attached to and extending through the said opening in and engaging the under portion of, said base; of a cover hinged to one end of said drawer near the bottom thereof and pins extending outward from said cover to pull said drawer back when said cover is closed. v 4

3. In a sanitary meat case, the combina- Copies of this patent may be obtained. for

of the tray are tion with a base, slotted guides integral therewith and extending upward therefrom, a drawer, having one end closed and one end open, resting on said base and longitudinally movable thereon,"and a window in;.the closed end of said drawer, of a cover having sides and one end, adapted when closed, to inclose the sides and open end of said drawer and to rest on said base, and one end adapted to rest on the closed end of said drawer, said cover being hinged to the closed end of said drawer near the bottom thereof, and pins extending outward from the sides of said cover near the top thereof and engaging the slots of said guides, to give a direct thrust to move the drawer forward and backward when the cover is opened and closed.

' 4. In a sanitary meat case, the combination with a base having a longitudinal opening therethrough, slotted guides integral with base at one end thereof extending up ward therefrom, a drawer, having one end closed and one end open, resting on said base and longitudinally movable thereon, said drawer having a window in the closed end thereof, and a yoke projecting downward from said drawer through the opening in said base and engaging the lower side thereof, of a cover having sides and one end, adapted when closed, to inclose the sides and open end of said drawer, and to rest on said base, and one end adapted to rest on the closed endof said drawer, said cover being hinged to the closed end of said drawer near the bottom thereof, and pins extending outward from the sides of said cover nearlthe top thereof and engaging the slots of said guides, to give a direct thrust to move said drawer forward and backward when said cover is opened and closed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name.

JOSEPH BERRETTA.

Witnesses:

11C. MILLEN, HORACE H. HULL,

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G 

